Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05

Death of q Residen OF Coffee County a.
the Age of 113 Years--HAbershsn
County's JsiIer K2ked over the CoAl'
by the Grand Jury-A Suit for Posses
sion of the Gold Recently Dug Up ii
Hall County.
GEORGIA,
Since Jan. l, just three months, the
Police Court fines collected at Rome
amount to SO. 100 10.
A man named Hoover and his wife are
organizing the negroes in the upper part
of the STATE, and are said TO be advising
them TO use dynamite.
Telegraph poles and wires have been
put up on the Narrow Gauge for several
miles from Augusta, and the work OF
erecting them is still going on. Sunday
last poles were up between Hepzibah
and Bath.
William McGarrah, who lives a few
miles from Americus, says that some one
fired the woods near his residence Hues-
day, burning great deal OF timber, 5000
or 1900 new shingles. about 900 new
rails and several hundred panels of fence
At Americus Saturday the S-year-old
daughter of 7. g. Walters was badly
burned. Her clothing caught fire while
she was standing in front of the fireplace,
with her back to the blaze. The extent
Of the burns cause serious apprehension
that they may prove fatal.
Hamilton journal: Mr.. I. b. Anderson,
OF this county, when II years old, was
feet so inches high. He is halt a head
taller than the Washington county man,
and until further returns are in we shall
claim for Harris county the honor OF
rearing the tallest man in the Stale.
Friday Doughty Manley, the eldest son
of Capt. Manley, of Rome, went out duck
hunting with companion. The latter
bad silent rife, and in an unexpected
moment the gun accidentally went off,
the bullet lodging in the calf OF young
Manley's left leg, making painful
wound.
Last Thursday the sports OF Athens
killed seventy-twO didappers in the
factory pond and eight or ten ducks.
The didappers were of unusually large
size and very fat. They were picked ana
eaten and were SAID 10 be as fine as any
wild water fowl, except that they tasted
slightly OF fish.
The cotton factory for Gainesville is an
assured fact now. the amount OF stock
asked tor TO begin work was all sui
scr1bed Friday. The capital stock was
$4,000. Half was required by the charter
before an organization was effected and
building begun. The location of the mill
is not yet determined.
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gentleman, who lives few miles from
Americas, had a very severe pain in his
left arm, which threw him into chill
that nearly ended his life. The doctors
and his family worked with him for sey.
eral hours before he began to recover. lie
is still very weak and can hardly get
about.
Somebody Tuesday night entered the
male and female academy at Montezuma
and cut up most of the books left by the
students, scattering ink over them, over
the desks, walls and floors, cutting up
black boards, desks, chairs and demoiish.
ing everything of value in the house. The
citiZens will spare no effort to bring the
guilty parties to punishment.
One OF Americas leading business men
went to Birmingham six months ago and
bought out business. A few days ago he
sold the business for over SO, 900 profit
During the six months he controlled tux
business he made $500 profit. Four thou
SAND dollars profit in six months withou
changing residence or investing In any o
Birmingham's dirt is quite lucky ven
ture.
The Octahachee lake, twenty mile,
south of ValdOsta. is running very low
again, and the people in the neighbor
hood are seining out large quantities O
fish. This lake, which is two miles long
has sink or subterTanean outlet in one
end, through which its waters pass oui
every few years. 1t is a strange freak
and people travel miles to see it. NJ
satisfactory explanation has ever beer
given.
Stafford Davis died at his home il
Coffee county last week, aged 113 years
the oldest man in the State no doubt
He was a successful farmer. and retained
hIa nh
wonderful degree up TO a couple of week,
before his death. He did not have an un
sound tooth In his head, but they were in
state of perfect preservation when be
died. he was always a man of tenn peratt
habits and lived an active life; even the
year before last, at the advanced age o
Ill, he cultivated and harvested his owr
crop.
The Gainesville Land and Improve
ment Company is being thoroughly or
ganiZed, and Will soon be in the field &C.
lively at work. Stock is being rapid J
taken. The company now has tine tracts
of farming lands, city property, minera
lands and other properties. This com
pany means business, and not to create
artificial booms, fancy values and wind
but 10 place the advantages of the town
and county before the world, invite ant
encourage manufactures and new citl
Zens. ana DrlnK ABOUT sOlld and 6toa y
growth in wealth and population. In ad
dition to the works that will be built BY
the new EtOwan company, several Other
important Industries are likely to b.
started. Sever al parties are personally In
Vestigating the advantages, inquiries
are being received, and the outlook fol-
CsrtersVllle's growth is encouraging.
The friends of Frank Gordon, son o
Gov. John B. Gordon, will be interested
IN reading the following; Department OIL
the Interior, General Land Office, Wash
ington, d. c., March 81, SS7.-Ordered
1t having become necessary for the NOR,
Y. 0ypmpt and efficient dispatch Of contest
cases now pending and arising in thu
Uublic lands and presumption divisions oil
rs Office, TO organize contest board
~ which all contest cases now pendinl
80 hereafter arising In said divisions
all be sent for action thereon, the
& ame Is hereby ordered organized and
Mr.. Frank Gordon, one OF the law ex
aminers, 10 hereby temporarily detailed
TO take charge OF said board, aud the
chief clerk will assign proper room for
same, and will, by and with the approva
OF the commissioner, detail not less than
five clerks from the several divisions Il
constitute said board under the charge
and supervision Of Mr.. Gordon.
The readers OF the NEWS are already
familiar with the facts pertaining to the
gold coin. amounting to$ 100, which wAl
cd tnx .l.s.r "A. a.